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[amthuc]

For those who've yet be accepted, how are you guys doing?

 

[standingrightministry]

@amthuc I have a meeting with sequoia at 26th, so not at all in stress. I mean come on investors come and go. “Their loss” as said by someone I worked for.

 

[elijah2017]

@standingrightministry Amazing!!

 

[standingrightministry]

@elijah2017 It’s sarcasm. I want to be in YC

 

[humbledbygrace89]

@standingrightministry Lmao

 

[613jono]

@standingrightministry is it for the arc program?

 

[standingrightministry]

@613jono What is arc program?

 

[613jono]

@standingrightministry Sequoia arc. I guess your talking to partners directly?

 

[standingrightministry]

@613jono No that’s for Europe. In India we have Sequoia Surge

 

[royalpriestess]

@standingrightministry What is it for US ?

 

[standingrightministry]

@royalpriestess Sequoia itself

 

[sam_17]

@amthuc Just closed our 500k pre-seed round so very excited, definitely plenty of paths besides YC to success!

 

[toemaytoe]

@sam_17 That’s awesome! Congrats!

 

[amthuc]

@sam_17 That's amazing! What was the process for fund raising?

 

[sam_17]

@amthuc Started by making a connection with a local VC through a speed pitch event, they got us invites to a few other VC portfolio happy hours that we crashed. That gave us warm intros to a bunch of VCs in our area, which we then were able to turn into pitch’s to their investment committees. Warm intros are imperative, and it’s all about finding your way into the network and building relationships.

 

[613jono]

@sam_17 How much did you give up for that amount?

 

[sam_17]

@613jono It was on a series of safes/notes with a 4M cap so nothing yet

 

[evamoree]

@amthuc Got an interview invite from Antler, anyone went through it or knows somebody who did? Wanna know what to expect

 

[thebestme]

@evamoree Dude I got one 2 weeks back. I'm in India. They focused on what school I had been to. At least in India the analysts and associates who interviewed were not that open to discussions. They came with strong beliefs and only mentioned why we'd fail not what we can do to make it work.

 

[standingrightministry]

@thebestme Same. Single founder with work experience in 2 YC backed startups from last 2 batch’s. University dropout and great track record, even founder recommendations. Still rejected why those where not good people.

Even the general manager was interested and recommended me to the 2nd interview and knew the entire team. Total shit show guys